Ordinal Numbers Numerical Rank in Italian

The Italian ordinal numbers correspond to English: firstsecondthirdfourth Use of Ordinal Numbers Each of the first ten ordinal numbers has a distinct form. After decimo, they are formed by dropping the final vowel of the cardinal number and adding -esimo. Numbers ending in -trà ¨ and -sei retain the final vowel. undici—undicesimoventitrà ©Ã¢â‚¬â€ventitreesimotrentasei—trentaseiesimo Unlike cardinal numbers, ordinal numbers agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify. la prima volta (the first time)il centesimo anno (the hundredth year) As in English, ordinal numbers normally precede the noun. Abbreviations are written with a small  ° (masculine) or  ª (feminine). il 5 ° piano (the fifth floor)la 3 ª pagina (the third page) Roman numerals are frequently used, especially when referring to royalty, popes, and centuries. In such cases, they usually follow the noun. Luigi XV (Quindicesimo)—Louis XVPapa Giovanni Paolo II (Secondo)—Pope John Paul IIil secolo XIX (diciannovesimo)—the nineteenth century Italian Ordinal Numbers 1 ° primo 12 ° dodicesimo 2 ° secondo 13 ° tredicesimo 3 ° terzo 14 ° quattordicesimo 4 ° quarto 20 ° ventesimo 5 ° quinto 21 ° ventunesimo 6 ° sesto 22 ° ventiduesimo 7 ° settimo 23 ° ventitreesimo 8 ° ottavo 30 ° trentesimo 9 ° nono 100 ° centesimo 10 ° decimo 1.000 ° millesimo 11 ° undicesimo 1.000.000 ° milionesimo Generally, especially in connection with literature, art, and history, Italian uses the following forms to refer to centuries from the thirteenth on: il Duecento (il secolo tredicesimo)13th century il Trecento (il secolo quattordicesimo)14th century il Quattrocento (il secolo quindicesimo)15th century il Cinquecento (il secolo sedicesimo)16th century il Seicento (il secolo diciassettesimo)17th century il Settecento (il secolo diciottesimo)18th century lOttocento (il secolo diciannovesimo)19th century il Novecento (il secolo ventesimo)20th century Note that these substitute forms are usually capitalized: la scultura fiorentina del Quattrocento(del secolo quindicesimo)Florentine sculpture of the fifteenth century la pittura veneziana del Settecento(del secolo diciottesimo)Venetian painting of the eighteenth century Expressing Days of the Month in Italian Days of the month are expressed with ordinal numbers (November first, November second). In Italian, only the first day of the month is indicated by the ordinal number, preceded by the definite article: il primo. All other dates are expressed by cardinal numbers, preceded by the definite article. Oggi à ¨ il primo novembre. (Today is November first.)Domani sarà   il due novembre. (Tomorrow will be November second.)